Airlines that fly over the contested East China Sea are so far not seeing their schedules affected by China’s new rules, but they are seeking clarification of those rules.

Airlines for America (A4A) has projected that 25 million passengers are flying US airlines this Thanksgiving travel period—Nov. 22 through Dec. 3—an increase of 1.5% from 2012.

Boeing and Korean Air broke ground on Korea’s largest aviation training facility at the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Nov. 25.

InterGlobe Enterprises and CAE have set up a new pilot training facility—CAE Simulation Training Private Ltd.—at Noida near Delhi.

American Airlines parent company AMR Corp. and US Airways will use the stock ticker symbol AAL after they merge into a single airline.

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering a proposal to ease restrictions on cell phone calls aboard commercial flights within the US.

Russian State Duma is considering a bill banning aircraft over 20 years old following the Nov. 17 crash of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 in Kazan.

The European Parliament has approved funding for the region’s two satellite navigation programs—Galileo and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS)—until 2020.